Features
- Reading level: Ages 4-8
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 32 pages
- Published by: Dial March 13, 2008
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0803732376
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0803732377
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Book Dimensions:
10.9 x 10 x 0.4 inches
- Weighs: 1 pounds
Product Description
Readers are invited to join Tilly for her special birthday treat as she discovers the bustle and excitement behind the scenes at a real ballet performance. From backstage warm-ups, to a trip to the dressing room, to an unexpected wardrobe change—Tilly is just like a real ballerina. The only thing that could make her day even more thrilling? The chance to shine on stage! This charming story captures the delight and anticipation of attending an actual ballet, and makes a perfect gift for every aspiring ballerina.
About The Author
Adele Geras lives in Manchester, England.
Shelagh McNicholas lives in Surrey, England.
Reader ReviewsThis book has been my 3 1/2 yr old daughter's favorite recently, and my 5 1/2 yr old son enjoys it, too. The story allows you to see "behind the scenes" of a real ballet, and the pictures are fantastic. They are very detailed - in the first picture, for example, of the ballet from the exterior, you can notice a ballet dancer going in through the stage entrance in her street clothes and big marketing posters of the main character's aunt (who is featured later in the story) gracing the building to entice people to come to the ballet. The story and pictures really seem to make the ballet seem like a magical thing to young readers, and the book has inspired us to start talking about going to see The Nutcracker ballet together as a family. We like this book enough to seek out others by this author and others by this illustrator.
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